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Silent But Deadly: Hybrid Cars May Include Fake Vroom for Safety

Agent00R submitted on 10/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:09:17 AM

For decades, automakers have been on a quest to make cars quieter: an auto that purrs, and glides almost silently in traffic.They have finally succeeded. Plug-in hybrid and, it turns out, not only reduce air pollution, they cut noise pollution as wel...

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Officially, official: Ferrari announces the 458 Italia!

inspirion7 submitted on 7/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:47:26 AM

After months of speculation and spy shots the crew at Maranello have finally revealed their new mid-engined V8 powered creation to replace the F430. The all-new 458 Italia won't be shown in public until September's Frankfurt Motor Show the details we...

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Ferrari F450

inspirion7 submitted on 6/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:53:11 PM

Feast your eyes on Ferrari's all-new F430 replacement! Spied being rolled onto the back of a truck in Italy, these are the first pictures of the Prancing Horse's new entry-level model – the F450. As you can see, the new model looks very different ...

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FORD CEO Alan Mulally Will Drive to Washington D.C. To BEG For Money - But What Car Will He Drive To D.C.? His Lexus, OR Perhaps Maybe a Ford Product?

Agent00J submitted on 12/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:39:27 PM

Alan Mulally caught a lot of flack when he took over at Ford Motor Company in September of 2006.  He stated publicly that he would continue to drive his Lexus LS430 until such time as Ford built a car comparable to the Lexus.My how times have ch...

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Tesla Roadster by Brabus breaks cover

tryme submitted on 11/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:03:46 PM

Today we have for you a premiere! Brabus, the well-known tuner specialized in Mercedes-Benz vehicles released the first tuning package for an electric car, the Tesla Roadster. The new vehicle that will make its official debut at the 2008 Essen Mot...

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Jaguar And Land Rover To No Longer Report U.S. Sales Figures

Agent009 submitted on 9/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:03:51 PM

Tata Motors Ltds Jaguar Cars Ltd. and Land Rover divisions no longer will report U.S. monthly sales, citing a strategy that stresses quality over quantity. The U.K.-based luxury auto makers continued to make public monthly tallies foll...

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Spied: Unknown Ferarri Model

Automaniac submitted on 8/3/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:27:03 PM

With a quick glance, it seems the Ferrari takes a few styling queues from the Chevorlet Corvette ZR1 when comparing the rear design and the black roofline. No details can be seen from the images to support this is a test mule but the possibility of a...

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Mercedes Benz Sales Jump 11.6% For July Sales Period

Agent009 submitted on 8/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:52:38 AM

    Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 20,733 new vehicles for July 2008, a 12 percent increase over last July. This brings the year-to-date sales total for MBUSA to 140,012 units, marking the best year-to-date sales for...

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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG (2007-)

sewingmachine submitted on 10/4/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:19:39 AM

'The guys at AMG are different,' mused the Mercedes designer. 'They have fewer constraints. We just send them the car and they do what they want.' In the case of the C63 AMG, created in Affalterbach by the long-established tuning company now owne...

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AutoExpress: Lexus IS250 vs Mercedes-Benz C200 Kompressor

cawimmer430 submitted on 10/3/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:21:30 AM

With sharper styling, Mercedes' new C-Class is aiming to attract a host of younger buyers. We see how the petrol version fares against Lexus' IS250 IT comes as no surprise that the new Mercedes C-Class is making waves in the compact executive cl...

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